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Herring River Downstream
Herring Headed Home. It’s the end of May and adult herring have done what they came to do, which is to spawn in the Cape’s freshwater ponds. They are returning to coastal waters where they live. Notice that they go tail first over the fish ladder spillway. Video by Gerald Beetham, music is “Die Moldau” from Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana.
Three Bays Stormwater Project – an introduction
This is a short slide video as an introduction to a multi-year project funded by Southeast New England Program and Coastal Zone Management that began in 2016.
Stormwater 101
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod and the town of Barnstable have partnered through Barnstable Channel 18 to create a series of informational videos.
Herring on Cape Cod
It’s early May on Cape Cod and herring are continuing to move from the ocean up estuaries to freshwater streams that lead to ponds where they spawn and then they will return back to their saltwater world.
Cape Cod Times: Federal wastewater ruling could have Cape implications
HARWICH — In placing the burden for wastewater cleanup and prevention on the shoulders of the US Environmental Protection Agency instead of state agencies, a recent US Supreme Court decision could spur Cape and Islands towns to significantly pick up the pace in addressing contamination of ponds and bays by nutrients and other contaminants from septic systems and treatment plants.
Association to Preserve Cape Cod’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program | Bryan Horsley
This talk (delivered remotely) included a brief summary of Association to Preserve Cape Cod’s cyanobacteria monitoring program history, methods, purpose, and plans for expansion in future seasons. Association to Preserve Cape Cod’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program - a...
Stony Brook Herring Run
A minute underwater video by Gerald Beetham of adult herring in May 2019.
Wicked Local: APCC: Herring counts show mixed results
An analysis by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod of the 2019 volunteer spring herring counts show the results to be a mixed bag containing both good and bad news. They indicate that river herring populations on Cape Cod have not recovered and still need protection...